Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health
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Lunchtime soup kitchen
Free hot soup and musical entertainment will be on offer at the Mechanics Institute in Kyneton next Tuesday as the community gathers together to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness. In Australia there are more than 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. Homelessness Week, which runs from August 1 to 7, aims…
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Cut the Silence: Live music launch party
An afternoon of live music next Monday will launch the Cut the Silence campaign, which aims to get men talking about their mental health. The event at the Macedon Railway Hotel will also mark the beginning of Men’s Health Week in the Macedon Ranges. The campaign features a series of videos of actor and local…
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Honing healthy skills
Nutritious and delicious food made from scratch is on the menu at Gisborne Secondary College. Students have been sharpening their skills through a cooking course delivered by local culinary nutritionists Expert Eats, Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, Healthy Heart of Victoria and Macedon Ranges Shire Council. The classes are based on the cooking videos of…
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Gather around men
Did you hear about the creative crew who took a bunch of actors to a barbershop for a chat? No punchline. No joke. But, instead, part of a new campaign targeting the most vulnerable group at risk of suicide in the Macedon Ranges – men. ‘Cut the Silence’ is about giving men safe places to…
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IDAHOBIT celebrations
A number of events are being held across the Macedon Ranges to mark International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) next week. A flag-raising ceremony will be held at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute on Tuesday May 17 from 12pm featuring guest speakers from Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health and…
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Do you know your risk?
With one person suffering a heart attack or stroke every four minutes in Australia, local health providers are encouraging people over the age of 45 to book themselves in for a heart health check with their local GP. A heart health check is a 20-minute assessment of a person’s risk of having a heart attack…
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Celebration of gender diversity
This Thursday is Trans Day of Visibility, an annual celebration of the achievements of the transgender, gender diverse and non-binary community and a day for the whole community to show their support as allies and acknowledge the experiences of transgender people and the challenges they face. Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, which runs a number…
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Lunch, chat and chill
A panel of diverse guests will discuss all manner of topics at next week’s Birds of a Feather lunch in Kyneton. ChillOut Festival’s president Matt Clarke, army veteran Yvonne Sillett, Pride Foundation Australia’s board member Ian Gould and Bendigo’s drag icon Polly Filla will chat about their work, their connection to the community and about…
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Raising boys?
A series of online workshops for parents of teenage boys aims to challenge traditional ideas of masculinity and create a space for people to explore life beyond the stereotypes. The six sessions will cover topics such as understanding the impact gender stereotypes have, how they can affect mental health, the importance of positive role modelling…
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Inclusive and fun
A social group for transgender, gender diverse and non-binary people is meeting again next Monday, February 21, in Kyneton. The organisers of Trans and Gender Diverse Central Vic are keen to strengthen and increase the size of the group and look forward to planning more gatherings and activities in person as the year unfolds. The…
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Volunteers bring rainbow love
Do you love dogs and people and all things rainbow? The organisers of Puppy Pride 2022 are looking for a team of volunteers for this inaugural event to celebrate the LGBTIQA+ community and their pooches with a day out at the Kyneton Botanical Gardens. As part of the Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival, which runs from…
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Get to know your grower
With the issues currently faced by supermarkets in being able to keep the shelves stocked due to high rates of COVID-related absenteeism, Macedon Ranges locals are being encouraged to source their fresh produce locally and discover the many growers and makers in the region. A new website is helping connect families to the abundance of…